Do you blog and post pictures that chronicle your everyday activities?
Or are you more likely to request that your name be removed from online directories?
Take this short quiz to find out about your privacy profile. Help keep safe from fraud and identity theft.
For more information about online privacy, see Data Privacy Day.
You and your kids might already know the dangers of sharing your e-mail address with people that you don’t know.
But everyone who e-mails you might not know this. They could forward an e-mail message that you or your kids send, or add you or your kids to the recipient list of an e-mail message that gets forwarded to strangers.
You can help protect the privacy of your personal e-mail address and your child’s personal e-mail address in two ways:
Hide your real name in your e-mail profile in Windows Live Hotmail:
1. Sign in to the Windows Live Hotmail Web site with your Windows Live ID.
2. On the left side of the page, under your profile, click Details.
3. Click Name.
4. Uncheck Allow everyone to see my last name so people on Windows Live can connect with me.
5. Click Save.
To hide your real name in Microsoft Outlook 2007, see Change the way your name appears to others. For Microsoft Exchange, see Review or change a Microsoft Exchange account.
If you use a different e-mail program than those listed above, check the program’s help file.
Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. This month Microsoft released one security update.
Get the update
To download the update, visit the Microsoft Update Web site. If you have automatic updating turned on, your computer will automatically update and install this security update.
Read more about the update
To find out more about the update, see Microsoft Security Updates for January.
Get technical information about the update
For technical details, visit Microsoft TechNet.
• A documentary about how three generations of people approach online privacy issues.
• A panel discussion of industry experts, consumer advocates, and policy makers about online privacy.
For more information and to register for the event, go to Microsoft's Data Privacy Day site at Microsoft.com/security/privacy.
Can't make the event? Bookmark the Data Privacy Day site and come back for event materials, plus tips on how to protect your personal information online.